# Paola Núñez

Paola Núñez Rivas (born 8 April 1978) is a Mexican actress. She became known for her role as Barbie in Amor en Custodia (2005), a TV Azteca telenovela, and for her role as Evelyn Marcus in the Netflix series Resident Evil (2022).
She began her career on theatrical stages at the age of 12, years later in 1995 she would begin to participate in television. She is a graduate of the TV Azteca acting school, CEFAC.
Paola has enjoyed some success, with starring roles in telenovelas such as Las Juanas (2004), Mientras Haya Vida (2007), Pasión Morena (2009) and Reina de Corazón (2014). In cinema, Paola has appeared in films such as Deseo (2013), Detrás del Poder (2013), El Más Buscado (2014), El Cumple De La Abuela (2015), Bad Boys for Life (2020) and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024).

## Personal life

Núñez was born in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. She started acting in theater at the age of 12. At the age of 16, she began her full-time career as an actress and graduated from the acting school CEFAC TV Azteca. Núñez also produces soap operas.
She remains close friends with Andrés Palacios, with whom she co-starred in Amor en Custodia, a notable telenovela in both their careers. She is fond of extreme sports.

## Career

She began her career at age 12 in plays and sixteen in television. She became notable in Mexican television through the role of "Barbara Bazterrica" in the telenovela Amor en custodia. In 2007 she joined the cause of Greenpeace to raise public awareness about global warming. She has also been featured in several national magazines such as GQ in Mexico.
In July 2010, she appeared in the play Cinco mujeres usando el mismo vestido in Mexico playing Trisha.
The Mexican actress made the villain in the mini series Cien Años de Perdón, a co-production of FIC Latin America and Teleantioquia through TeleColombia same starring actors Ana Claudia Talancón and Manolo Cardona, written by Luis Langlemey (Kdabra, Cumbia Ninja). 2014 Núñez starred in the American telenovela Reina de Corazones along with Eugenio Siller and Laura Flores as the main protagonists while Juan Soler and Catherine Siachoque act as antagonists.
Paola acted as Evelyn Marcus in the Netflix action horror series Resident Evil in 2022.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 2004 | Miss Carrusel | Claudia | Short film |
| 2005 | Ver, oír y callar | | |
| 2009 | Tres piezas de amor en un fin de semana | Teresa | |
| 2010 | Depositarios | Verónica | |
| 2010 | Sin ella | Alejandra | |
| 2011 | Los inadaptados | Lucrecia | |
| 2013 | Deseo | Jovencita | |
| 2013 | Detrás del poder | Mónica | Also as producer |
| 2014 | El más buscado | Sonia | Also as writer and producer |
| 2014 | Dariela los martes | Dariela | |
| 2015 | El Cumple de la Abuela | Andrea | |
| 2019 | La Boda de la Abuela | Andrea | |
| 2020 | Bad Boys for Life | Rita Secada | |
| 2023 | Queens on the Run | Famela Guerra | |
| 2024 | Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Rita Secada |

### Television

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 2001 | Como en el cine | Karen | |
| 2002 | Súbete a mi moto | Leticia | |
| 2004 | La vida es una canción | Margarita | Episode: "Magia" |
| 2004–2005 | Las Juanas | Juana Micaela | Main role; 130 episodes |
| 2005 | Lo que callamos las mujeres | Isabel | Episode: "¿Me veo bien? |
| 2005–2006 | Amor en custodia | Bárbara Bazterrica | Main role; 234 episodes |
| 2007 | Mientras haya vida | Elisa Montero | Main role; 188 episodes |
| 2009 | Pasión morena | Morena Madrigal Rueda | Main role; 184 episodes |
| 2013 | Destino | Valeria González / Valeria Ríos de Montesinos | Main role; 105 episodes |
| 2014 | Reina de corazones | Reina Ortíz | Main role; 140 episodes |
| 2014 | Palabra de ladrón | Julia Lagos | Main role; 12 episodes |
| 2015 | Runner | Alba | Television film |
| 2017 | La Hermandad | Natalia Alagon | Main role; 4 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | The Son | María García | Main role (seasons 1–2); 20 episodes |
| 2019 | La Reina del Sur | Manuela Cortés Santos | Main role (season 2); 33 episodes |
| 2019 | The Purge | Esme Carmona | Main role (season 2); 10 episodes |
| 2020 | Deputy | Valeria | Episode: "10-8 Firestone" |
| 2021 | Calls | Ana (voice) | Episode: "Me, Myself & Darlene" |
| 2021 | Magnum P.I. | Helen | Episode: "Double Jeopardy" |
| 2022 | Resident Evil | Evelyn Marcus | Main role; 7 episodes |
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Dr. Alessandra Ruiz | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2024 | Fire Country | Roberta | |
Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2006 | Diosas de Plata | Female Revelation | Ver, oír y callar | Nominated |
| 2006 | Premios Bravo | Best New Actress | Amor en custodia | Won |
| 2012 | Premios de la Agrupación de Periodistas Teatrales (APT) | Best Comedy Actress | Un, dos, tres por mi y todos mis amores | Won |
| 2013 | 55 Premios Ariel | Best Makeup | Herself | Nominated |
| 2014 | People en Español | Best Actress | Reina de corazones | Nominated |
| 2014 | People en Español | Best on-screen chemistry | Reina de corazones | Nominated |
| 2014 | Miami Life Awards | Best Female Lead in a Telenovela | Reina de corazones | Won |
| 2014 | Premios Tu Mundo | Favorite Lead Actress | Reina de corazones | Nominated |